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The hardest part in all of this, Michael, is how you and Baxter keep justifying the harm you’ve done to me. Abuse has been a running theme in my life, and when it comes from those I once trusted, it cuts even deeper. You know how much that kind of behavior hurts me, yet you continue to stand by it. I let you back in. You were there for the colony’s last show. You had a table. You were IN! And yet, here we are, back at square one, with no resolution in sight. Do you see how I do...

In an effort to mend fences and move forward, I’m reaching out to suggest an article for Saskia, the editor of The Observer. This piece will be a collaboration—your thoughts, my reflections, and Bonkers’ unique voice to pull it all together. Here’s the plan: send me your notes, jot down some nice things you'd like to say, and even your regrets about the impact you’ve had. It’s important to acknowledge the harm, but we can’t dwell on apologies when, perhaps, none of us felt we did anything wrong. I’ll be honest—my blogging and online presence have been, at times, reckless....

There are moments in life when a conversation or conflict sticks around long after everyone else has moved on. Sometimes, no matter how much time passes, the situation still feels unresolved. That's what I'm dealing with today — a long-standing tension with the art community that I used to be a part of, and it's affecting me deeply, even years after the original conflict. Recently, I received an email that seemed like a final nail in the coffin of this unresolved drama. It was from an old associate, someone who used to be part of the Fullerton art scene alongside...

It’s impossible to open a news feed or social media these days without stumbling across the word Palestine. The situation between Israel and Palestine has been going on for decades, yet here we are, 2024, and it feels like the "WTF" moment has reached new heights. So, let’s dive into this topic — not from the perspective of seasoned pundits, but from a more down-to-earth, "I’m trying to make sense of this" approach. Because, seriously... WTF is happening? A Brief Background: Why We Keep Hearing About It Okay, so if you skipped history class or just haven't been following Middle...

I suffered the poverty, the lack of representation in galleries, and the absence of connections for ten long years. No media publication, no social media socialization—while I dealt with the shame and humiliation, the outcasting, and the isolation that you and Baxter mandated upon me. It was a deliberate shutdown of my artistic voice, a decade spent in silence and on the outside looking in. And yet, after all that, you can nonchalantly say, “There’s nothing you can do?” Really, Michael??? After ten years of professional and personal devastation, you're telling me that this was simply beyond your control? You’re...